Kush Spear Infantry

Leopard Warriors

Drawn from a vast area and numerous tribes, the warriors of sub-Saharan Africa were unsurprisingly diverse in appearance and culture. They all possessed long and rich warrior traditions, such as the Numidians, the Nubians and their descendants who ruled Kush, and Aksum. Despite tribal differences, weapons and equipment differed only in detail: spears, javelins, bows and short swords were favoured. Relatively little armour was worn, but some tribes did employ wicker, wood or hide shields. Adornments and decorations varied greatly and some groups sported war paint. Aethiopians in Persian service were known for painting themselves chalk white on one side and vermillion on the other, and using spears and bows of palmwood. Fighting as allies and mercenaries for Carthage, Persia, and the eastern Successors, tribesmen could be found throughout Africa and Asia Minor.

Unit Name Leopard Warriors

Main Unit Key dk_kush_leopard_warriors

Land Unit Key dk_kush_leopard_warriors

Naval Unit Key pel_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Spear Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 660

Recruitment Cost 660

Upkeep Cost 130

Melee Attack 36

Weapon Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon rome_spear

├ Melee Damage Base 20

├ Melee Damage Ap 5

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Bonus vs. Large 20

├ Bonus vs Elephants 20

└ Bonus vs Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 30

Melee Defence 55

├ Base Defence 30

├ Shield thureos

└ Shield Defence 25

Armour 45

├ Armour cloth

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 35

Health 55

├ Man Entity rome_infantry_light_fast

├ Man Health 40

└ Bonus Hit Points 15

Base Morale 65

Abilities

• Square
  The unit moves into a close square formation.
  Bracing, morale, melee defence
  Can't move
• Frenzied Charge
  Increases the effectiveness of the unit's charge for an extended period. The unit will suffer a large fatigue penalty after the charge is over.
  Charge speed, charge damage, acceleration
  Melee defence, fatigue

Attributes

• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
• Resistant to Heat
  This unit tires less quickly in the desert.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Very poor hull strength
• Very slow speed
• Weak ramming

• Good defensive unit
• Low damage but average armour penetration
• Average attack
• Normal morale

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Infantry Quarters (dk_all_military_infantry_3) Level 2 Royal Barracks (dk_all_military_infantry_4) Level 3

Garrison Buildings

x 2

Small City (dk_all_city_1) Level 0 City (dk_all_city_2) Level 1 Large City (dk_all_city_3) Level 2 Royal City (dk_all_city_4) Level 3 Village (Amber Shore) (dk_minor_amber_1) Level 0 Settlement (Amber Collector) (dk_minor_amber_2) Level 1 Town (Amber Trader) (dk_minor_amber_3) Level 2 Large Town (Amber Road) (dk_minor_amber_4) Level 3 Village (Glassware) (dk_minor_glass_1) Level 0 Settlement (Glass Blower) (dk_minor_glass_2) Level 1 Town (Glass Maker) (dk_minor_glass_3) Level 2 Large Town (Master Glass Maker) (dk_minor_glass_4) Level 3 Village (Gold Mine) (dk_minor_gold_1) Level 0 Settlement (Trench Mine) (dk_minor_gold_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (dk_minor_gold_3) Level 2 Large Town (Sluiced Mine) (dk_minor_gold_4) Level 3 Village (Grain Fields) (dk_minor_grain_1) Level 0 Settlement (Grain Farms) (dk_minor_grain_2) Level 1 Town (Grain Irrigated Farm) (dk_minor_grain_3) Level 2 Large Town (Grain Estate) (dk_minor_grain_4) Level 3 Village (Horse Trainers) (dk_minor_horse_1) Level 0 Settlement (Horse Breeders) (dk_minor_horse_2) Level 1 Town (Master Horse Breeders) (dk_minor_horse_3) Level 2 Village (Iron Workshop) (dk_minor_iron_1) Level 0 Settlement (Shieldmaker) (dk_minor_iron_armour_2) Level 1 Town (Armourer) (dk_minor_iron_armour_3) Level 2 Settlement (Blacksmith) (dk_minor_iron_weapon_2) Level 1 Town (Weaponsmith) (dk_minor_iron_weapon_3) Level 2 Village (Lead Mine) (dk_minor_lead_1) Level 0 Settlement (Trench Mine) (dk_minor_lead_2) Level 1 Town (Shaft Mine) (dk_minor_lead_3) Level 2 Large Town (Sluiced Mine) (dk_minor_lead_4) Level 3 Village (Tannery) (dk_minor_leather_1) Level 0 Settlement (Open Air Tannery) (dk_minor_leather_2) Level 1 Town (Leather Workshop) (dk_minor_leather_3) Level 2 Large Town (Master Leather Workshop) (dk_minor_leather_4) Level 3 Village (Loggers) (dk_minor_lumber_1) Level 0 Settlement (Logging Camp) (dk_minor_lumber_2) Level 1 Town (Timber Yard) (dk_minor_lumber_3) Level 2 Large Town (Timber Trader) (dk_minor_lumber_4) Level 3 Village (Marble Pit) (dk_minor_marble_1) Level 0 Settlement (Marble Quarry) (dk_minor_marble_2) Level 1 Town (Marble Cutter) (dk_minor_marble_3) Level 2 Large Town (Marble Architect) (dk_minor_marble_4) Level 3 Village (Olive Grove) (dk_minor_olive_1) Level 0 Settlement (Olive Press) (dk_minor_olive_2) Level 1 Town (Mola Olearia) (dk_minor_olive_3) Level 2 Large Town (Olive Oil Trader) (dk_minor_olive_4) Level 3 Village (Murex Snail Farm) (dk_minor_purple_dye_1) Level 0 Settlement (Snail Vats) (dk_minor_purple_dye_2) Level 1 Town (Dye Works) (dk_minor_purple_dye_3) Level 2 Large Town (Master Dye Works) (dk_minor_purple_dye_4) Level 3 Settlement (dk_minor_settlement_1) Level 0 Garrison Settlement (dk_minor_settlement_garrison_2) Level 1 Garrison Town (dk_minor_settlement_garrison_3) Level 2 Garrison Large Town (dk_minor_settlement_garrison_4) Level 3 Trade Settlement (dk_minor_settlement_trade_2) Level 1 Trade Town (dk_minor_settlement_trade_3) Level 2 Trade Large Town (dk_minor_settlement_trade_4) Level 3 Village (Silk Trader) (dk_minor_silk_1) Level 0 Settlement (Silk Caravan) (dk_minor_silk_2) Level 1 Town (Silk Market) (dk_minor_silk_3) Level 2 Large Town (Silk Road) (dk_minor_silk_4) Level 3 Village (Vineyard) (dk_minor_wine_1) Level 0 Settlement (Large Vineyard) (dk_minor_wine_2) Level 1 Town (Winemaker) (dk_minor_wine_3) Level 2 Large Town (Master Winemaker) (dk_minor_wine_4) Level 3 Village (Spice Depot) (east_spice_1) Level 0 Settlement (Large Spice Depot) (east_spice_2) Level 1 Town (Spice Producer) (east_spice_3) Level 2 Large Town (Master Spice Producer) (east_spice_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Kush Kushite Secessionists Kushite Nobles